the giving hand is better
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A young man, a university student,
was one day taking a walk
with an old wise manStory from Qisas.comWith some modifications
By Junaid Qadir
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They supposed that the shoes must belong to the poor man who works in the field close by.
As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes.
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The student turned to the old wise man saying:
“Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind thosebushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them.”
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“My young friend, …”answered the wise old man.
“We should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of this poor man. ””
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The old wise man continued
“Put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how this affects him.”
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The poor man, while putting on his coat,slipped his foot in one of the shoes.
Feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coins.
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Astonishment andwonder
were evident on his face.
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The poor man felt:
Fortunateand
Very Happy
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He gazed upon the coin
turned it around
and looked at it again and again.
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The student stood there deeply affected.
The old man asked then:
“We did surprise the poor man,
but is this way not better”
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The youth replied:
You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget.
I feel now the truth of these words which I never understood before:
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[Sahih Muslim]
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It was related on the authority of Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:
“ Whosoever relieves from a believer some grief pertaining to this world, Allah will relieve from him some grief pertaining to the Hereafter”
[Sahih Muslim]